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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)
Metromedia International Group, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock; 7-1/4% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
591695101 (Common Stock)
591695200 (Preferred Stock)
(CUSIP Number)
March 31, 1998
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
[X] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
1. Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Snyder Capital Management, L.P.
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) X
(b) ______
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
5. Sole Voting Power Common Stock 0 Preferred Stock 0 |
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6. Shared Voting Power Common Stock 5,122,895 Preferred Stock 214,400 |
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7. Sole Dispositive Power Common Stock 0 Preferred Stock 0 |
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8. Shared Dispositive Power Common Stock 5,527,623 Preferred Stock 232,200 |
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
Common Stock 5,527,623
Preferred Stock 232,200
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) ______
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
Common Stock 7.92
Preferred Stock 5.61
12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN, IA
1. Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Snyder Capital Management, Inc.
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) X
(b) ______
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With |
5. Sole Voting Power Common Stock 0 Preferred Stock 0 |
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6. Shared Voting Power Common Stock 5,122,895 Preferred Stock 214,400 |
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7. Sole Dispositive Power Common Stock 0 Preferred Stock 0 |
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8. Shared Dispositive Power Common Stock 5,527,623 Preferred Stock 232,200 |
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
Common Stock 5,527,623
Preferred Stock 232,200
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) ______
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
Common Stock 7.92
Preferred Stock 5.61
12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
Metromedia International Group, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
One Meadowlands Plaza, East Rutherford, NJ 07073-2137
Item 2.
(a) The names of the persons filing this statement are Snyder Capital Management, L.P. ("SCMLP") and Snyder Capital Management, Inc. ("SCMI") (collectively, the "Filers"). Persons enumerated in Instruction C of Schedule 13D are Alan Barry Snyder ("Snyder"), Walter Niemasik, Jr. ("Niemasik"), Margot Thorington Murtaugh ("Murtaugh"), Robert John Stanton ("Stanton"), Steven James Block ("Block"), Peter Stuart Voss ("Voss"), Susan Roberta Katz-Snyder ("Katz-Snyder") and Sherry Ann Umberfield ("Umberfield") (collectively, with the Filers, the "Named Persons").
As of March 31, 1998, SCMI was the sole general partner of SCMLP. As of March 31, 1998, both SCMLP and SCMI were wholly owned by Nvest Companies, L.P. ("Nvest Companies"), a limited partnership affiliated with Nvest, L.P., a publicly traded limited partnership. As of March 31, 1998, the general partner of Nvest, L.P. and the managing general partner of Nvest Companies was an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife"). As of March 31, 1998, MetLife beneficially owned all of the general partner interests in Nvest Companies and Nvest, L.P. and, in the aggregate, general partner and limited partner interests of Nvest Companies and Nvest, L.P. representing approximately 47% of the economic interests in the business of Nvest Companies.
As of March 31, 1998, SCMI and Nvest Companies operated under an understanding that all investment and voting decisions regarding advisory accounts managed by SCMLP were to be made by SCMI and SCMLP not by Nvest Companies or any entity controlling Nvest Companies. Accordingly, SCMI and SCMLP did not consider Nvest Companies or any entity controlling Nvest Companies to have any direct or indirect control over the securities held in managed accounts.
(b) The business address of SCMLP, SCMI, Snyder, Niemasik, Murtaugh, Stanton, Block and Katz-Snyder is 350 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104. The business address of Voss, Umberfield, Nvest Companies and Nvest, L.P. is 399 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. The business address of MetLife is One Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010.
(c) For citizenship of Filers, see Item 4 of the cover sheet for each Filer.
(e) The CUSIP number of the Issuer is:
591695101 (Common Stock)
591695200 (Preferred Stock)
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to rule 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) [X] An investment adviser in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g) [X] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G)
(h) [ ] A savings association as defined in section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
(j) [X] Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4. Ownership.
See Items 5-9 and 11 of the cover page for each Filer.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
The Filer is a registered investment adviser whose clients have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Stock. No individual client's holdings of the Stock are more than five percent of the outstanding Stock.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
SCMLP is a registered investment adviser. SCM is the controlling general partner of SCMLP.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: January 10, 2001
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SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. By: Snyder Capital Management, Inc., General Partner
By: \s\ Steven J. Block Steven J. Block, Vice President |
SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: \s\ Steven J. Block Steven J. Block, Vice President |
EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT REGARDING JOINT FILING
OF STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13D OR 13G
Dated: January 10, 2001
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SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. By: Snyder Capital Management, Inc., General Partner |
SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
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